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Colorado Review Podcast
Monthly readings and discussions of poetry and prose published in Colorado Review.
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October 2019 Podcast: Editing Nonfiction
In our October episode, as part of our series looking behind the curtain at Colorado Review, podcast host Daniel Schonning interviews nonfiction editors Stephanie G’Schwind and Harrison Candelaria Fletcher. They discuss what brought G’Schwind and Fletcher to the craft, recent movements in the genre, and the three things our editors look for in nonfiction submissions […]
September 2019 Podcast: Editing Fiction
In this month’s episode, podcast host Evan Senie interviews fiction editor Steven Schwartz and associate editor Esther Hayes. They discuss the components of compelling fiction, things that stand out to them when they read the submission queue, and the process by which a piece moves all the way to being accepted at Colorado Review. The […]
August 2019 Podcast: Prize Edition
In this month’s episode, podcast editors Daniel Schonning and Evan Senie look ahead to two prize-winning pieces of writing forthcoming from the Center for Literary Publishing: Brandon Krieg’s Magnifier, winner of the 2019 Colorado Prize for Poetry, and Bryna Cofrin-Shaw’s Loss and Damage, winner of the 2019 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction. Listen here!
July 2019 Podcast: Summer 2019 Features
In this month’s episode, podcast editors Daniel Schonning and Evan Senie take a deep dive into the Summer 2019 edition of Colorado Review. Join us as we discuss work by Tali Perch, Melanie Ritzenthaler, Cedar Brant, Maggie Smith, and Chelsea Dingman. Listen here.
June 2019 Podcast: A Retrospective
In this month’s episode, podcast editors Daniel Schonning and Evan Senie take a deep dive into past editions of Colorado Review. Features include prose by Melanie Rae Thon, poems by C.D. Wright, Jean Valentine, and Charles Wright–and more! Listen here: Episode 47.
May 2019 Podcast: Community Workshop Discussion with Ryan Lanham
In the May episode of the CR Podcast, editors Evan Senie and Daniel Schonning sit down with MFA candidate Ryan Lanham to talk about his involvement in workshops for veterans and confined populations. Lanham expands on the joys and trials of the process, while touching on the important work that art can do in the world. The […]
April 2019 Podcast: Spring 2019 Features
In this month’s episode, poet and associate editor Kristin Macintyre joins podcast editors Daniel Schonning and Evan Senie for a look at the Spring 2019 edition of Colorado Review. Join us as we discuss works by Amanda Ajamfar, Laura Paul Watson, Albert Abonado, and Kyoko Mori. Have a listen here.
March 2019 Podcast: Interview with Adam Fagin
In our March episode, podcast editors Evan Senie and Daniel Schonning sit down with poet Adam Fagin, author of the recent Mountain West Poetry Series selection, Furthest Ecology. Listen to the podcast here: Episode 44.
February 2019 Podcast: Writing on Mental Health with Margaret Browne
In our February episode, podcast editors Daniel Schonning and Evan Senie are joined by editorial assistant Margaret Browne to discuss writing that incorporates or responds to questions of mental health. Listen to the podcast here: Episode 43.
January 2019 Podcast: Horror Poetry with Emma Hyche
In this month’s episode, poet Emma Hyche joins editors Evan Senie and Daniel Schonning to discuss the wide world of horror poetry, true crime, and the cultural forces to which they respond. Listen to the podcast here: Episode 42.